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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Literary compositions prepared for publication as an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, or other work.

Found in 921 Collections and/or Records:

Photocopy of a notebook of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’, titled 'Explorations in search of a way of speaking'., 1955-1956.

 Item
Identifier: MS.27432
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains notes on poetry and style in James Hyman Singer, “Burns Singer's” own work (folio 3), reviews, articles, notes on the fishing industry, and many drafts of poems. Some of the latter were published in the ‘Collected poems’ (London, 1970).

Dates: 1955-1956.

Photograph album entitled ‘The Nairobi Home, 1961-1968’; with a copy of an article written by Dr Irvine for 'Life and Work', 1961, on the Chogoria station pasted in. , 1961-1968.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12016/12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The albums, with their captions and commentaries, provide a detailed account of Dr Irvine's wartime experiences and, in particular, his life in Kenya from his arrival at Chogoria in 1922 to his retirement in 1961. The albums contain photographs of the Chogoria Home, School, Mission, Church and Hospital, together with the Irvine family and other groups. Later albums cover the Presbyterian Church of East Africa's development plan, which concentrated resources on the Chogaria Hospital, and Dr...
Dates: 1961-1968.

Photographs of and printed articles concerning murals of Phoebe Anna Traquair., [1890-1948.]

 File
Identifier: MS.8123
Scope and Contents

The photographs and articles concern murals in:

(i) St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh (folio i); (ii) London Street Catholic Apostolic Church, Edinburgh (folio 13); (iii) The mortuary of the Children's Hospital, Edinburgh (folio 30); (iv) St Peter's Church, Clayworth (folio 46).

Dates: [1890-1948.]

Pocket book 2 of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing notes from reading., ?1787.

 Item
Identifier: MS.24548
Scope and Contents

The pocketbook includes a philosophical article on how every idea is a system (folio 42 verso), and notes from A M Ricci, ‘Dissertationes Homericae' (folio 35). Monboddo number 214.

Dates: ?1787.

Pocket book 3, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing notes on hypnotism and freemasonry., Late 18th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.24549
Scope and Contents

The notes on hypnotism and freemasonry are followed (page 8) by an article concerning Lord Monboddo's belief in God, the difficulties of studying philosophy, and a discussion of the merits of painting and poetry.

Dates: Late 18th century.

Pocketbook 5 of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing notes, chiefly on Roman history., 1787.

 Item
Identifier: MS.24551
Scope and Contents

Also included are 'Idiotisms of Polybius’ (folio 4, Monboddo number 133), and articles on the misery of Man in his natural state (folio 6 verso) and the philosophy of Plato (folio 29 verso).

Dates: 1787.

Pocketbook 6, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing articles on philosophy and theology., Late 18th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.24552
Scope and Contents

The subjects include the two ways of learning virtue (folio 1), the difference in the philosophy of mind and body (folio 13 verso), William Paley's ‘Principles of morals and political philosophy’ (folio 21, Monboddo number 270) and 'Of the doctrine of the Trinity' (folio 65).

Dates: Late 18th century.

Pocketbook 11 of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo., 1788.

 Item
Identifier: MS.24556
Scope and Contents

The pocketbook contains notes on brandy, 1788, (page 1); an article on Lavater's work on physiognomy, which develops into a discussion of ideal beauty and intellect (page 9); and 'Of the invention and progress of arts and sciences' (page 80).

Dates: 1788.

Poems and articles of Eurys I Rowlands.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9383
Scope and Contents

With correspondence.

Dates: 1986-1987.

Poems of Robert Garioch., 1944-1949, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26162
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) 'The Masque of Edinburgh' from ‘Scottish Art and Letters’, number l (1944), pages 25-28 (folio l); (ii) Typescripts of 'Embro tae the ploy' and 'Address tae Robert Fergusson', undated (folio 4). (iii) Inscribed copy of 'Chuckles on the Cairn', (Hayes, 1949) (folio l5).

Dates: 1944-1949, undated.

Political, academic and personal papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, political academic and MP for Berwick and East Lothian.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13476/1-319
Scope and Contents John Pitcairn Mackintosh (1929-1978) was a political scientist, professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and a Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian (1966-1974, 1974-1978). He was pro-Europeist and pro-devolutionist and campaigned in favour of a yes vote during the 1979 Referendum on a Scottish Aseembly.The material consists of the personal and academic papers detailing Mackintosh’s political and academic career. The papers document his many academic ventures including his...
Dates: 1927-1978, undated.

Press cuttings and articles on mountaineers, climbing accidents and climbing expeditions, including Everest and Nanda Devi, containing notes of Janet Adam Smith., 1930-1996.

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Identifier: Acc.13861/131
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.

Dates: 1930-1996.

Press cuttings and typescripts, with manuscript corrections, of articles of Seton Gordon.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7018
Scope and Contents

Mostly on Scottish birds.

Dates: 1908-1912 and undated.

Press cuttings of articles and reviews of books by Peter Ritchie Calder., 1934-1981.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10318/23-58
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes press cuttings and correspondence.

Dates: 1934-1981.

Press-cuttings of articles by and concerning Dr Anna ‘Nan’ Shepherd., 1914-1977, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27443
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Born in Cults, Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd was educated in Aberdeen and became a lecturer in English at Aberdeen College of Education. She wrote poems in Scots and English and three novels as well as articles for magazines and journals.

Dates: 1914-1977, undated.